It’s no secret that Google and Microsoft are two tech giants, who do not like each other when it comes to their products. Various items including a YouTube app for Windows Phone have separated the companies, but office suite products make them alike. Now, a Google Drive for Microsoft Office has arrived.

Sending quick messages to co-workers, friends, and colleagues is done far too often on mobile devices, and Microsoft has noticed these trends increasing over the years. On Wednesday, Microsoft rolled out Send on the iPhone, which is a new Microsoft Garage creation.

For IT administrators, the Exchange product is a lifeline of their organization, and allows users to communicate 24/7. It’s product line has been updated through the years, with Microsoft adjusting to its needs. On Wednesday, Microsoft put the latest Exchange Server 2016 into public preview.

The Office Mix product has been widely received and applauded by many whom have used it, and the product has gotten favorable reviews from users. On Tuesday, Microsoft updated the Office Mix product, buy including WYSIWYG ediitng to quizes and polls for the product.

The fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2015 for Microsoft has come to an end, and their earnings call on Tuesday was one that analysts were looking forward to hearing. On their earnings call, Microsoft posted $22.2 billion in gross revenues but included large charges with the Nokia purchase.

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Windows 10 has widely been available to developers and testers via the Windows Insider program, and that has required sizeable downloads for the software. As the launch date approaches, retail packages and downloads will be available, but also it will be available on USB for the first time.

The OneNote program for both iOS and Android is wildly successful, and the product has give mobile users amazing tools at their disposal. On Thursday, Microsoft announced the July updates for both iOS and Android mobile platforms, giving mobile users big time updates for OneNote.

Windows developers certainly know that Facebook is a terrific brand to build apps with, and integrating Facebook connectivity to their Windows apps is key to their growth. On Wednesday, Microsoft released a Windows SDK for Facebook, which is a new open source library for integrating Facebook into Windows apps.

On the Android platform, Microsoft and Skype have been hitting home runs for their success, and have made millions of loyal users happy with the product. Skype on Tuesday got a significant update, and reached version 5.5, which gave users a number of interesting improvements to enjoy.

Many think of Microsoft as just a software company, or just a videogame machine maker. But, their long list of hardware releases has been around since almost the beginning of the company. On Tuesday, two new products were announced, giving users a new keyboard and a revamped entry level phone.

Windows 10 is approaching at the end of July, and as the final bytes are being finalized in Redmond, Microsoft is ramping up publicity for Windows 10. On Monday, Microsoft announced its Windows 10 campaign, and is featuring a #UpgradeYourWorld hashtag as the focus for the next Windows release.

For those who are following Cortana, its no surprise that the goal for Microsoft is to release it across a number of platforms. During its World Wide Partner Conference in Orlando, Microsoft announced a new big data, analytics, and cloud computing suite for Cortana, called the Cortana Analytics Suite.

As we have noted in previous posts, Windows 10 is around the corner, and that means that Microsoft is gearing up for a big end of July. On Friday, Microsoft updated its latest version of Windows 10 via its Windows Insider Program, and released version Build 10166 to the beta testers.

Mac users have long complained about Microsoft’s lack of focus on the Office product, and have complained online and offline for changes to be made for it. Microsoft listened and announced the Office for Mac 2016 earlier this year, and on Thursday announced the final version of the product.

Microsoft is a company that is quickly transforming itself from a software company, to a services company and its acquisitions and layoffs have shown that to investors. On Wednesday, Microsoft went through more changes, and announced 7,800 layoffs and a change to their core phone business.

One thing that users are starting to see, is Microsoft’s ability to grow beyond a desktop company, and build for mobile platforms. Their latest apps for Android and iOS have shown that, and they are growing. Their latest was announced on Tuesday, and its name is Tossup.

As the battle for streaming music becomes highly competitive, Microsoft knows that their Xbox Music platform needs to compete with Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play and others. On Monday, Microsoft announced a surprise rebranding of Xbox Music and will call it Groove, which will launch with Windows 10.

The newest version of desktop Office is around the corner, and as Microsoft opens up Office 2016 to the pipeline next year, the beta keeps on improving. On Friday, Microsoft issued updates to the Office 2016 Preview, and gives users a number of new features to enjoy and use.

Users in big companies know how important compliance and archiving data has become, and as the cloud and storage needs grow, all types of data needs to be archived. Office 365 is helping companies archive non-Microsoft data, and doing it with partnerships with two large companies.

Ever since the rebranding of Lync to Skype for Business, the adoption of Skype for Business has been pretty remarkable. It has only been active for a few months, but has gotten rave reviews for the simplicity of it. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced new Skype for Business services for Office 365.